O'Neill's Desire Under the Elms from A Noise Within

Eugene O'Neill's 1924 drama takes the tragic Greek myth of Euripedes' Hippolyta and transplants it to New England, where father and son Ephraim and Eben Cabot wage war over ownership of the family farm, and Ephraim's new young wife sets her greedy sights on both Eben and the land, determined to have it all. Now considered a classic of 20th-century American drama, Desire Under the Elms scandalized early audiences with its vivid portrayal of incest, alcoholism and revenge. Dámaso Rodriguez directs for the acclaimed repertory company A Noise Within, at its new larger Pasadena home stage, while Endre Balogh composes original music for the production and performs on fiddle.

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Young Eben Cabot’s keen and greedy eye is on the farm. His father’s voluptuous new bride Abby has her craven eye on Eben. As they square off to battle for the coveted plot of land, irresistible sexual tension mingles with hate to explosive effect. America’s premiere playwright Eugene O’Neill spins a masterful salute to the combustible essence of great Greek drama.

About the Ticket Supplier: A Noise Within

A Noise Within (ANW) was founded in 1992. In 2011, after a successful capital campaign, A Noise Within relocated from Glendale to a new, state-of-the-art theatre facility in the former Stuart Pharmaceutical Building in Pasadena. Over the past 20 years, A Noise Within has achieved prominence among Southern California’s best theatres by producing world-class productions of classic playwright as well as modern interpretations of classical texts.